GIS Jumpstart for Health Professionals

Healthcare professionals can benefit from the power of location data, maps, and analytics to improve health outcomes. "GIS Jump Start for Health Professionals" is a workbook that introduces GIS tools and provides hands-on tutorials to help professionals understand the value of location data and make better decisions.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 150 pages
Publication date: 17 February 2022
Publisher: ESRI Press

The power of location data, maps, and analytics in healthcare is more significant than ever before. Health professionals recognize the importance of understanding the "who," "what," "when," and "where" of data analytics, as good healthcare begins locally and understanding the impacts of place leads to better health outcomes. Visualizing and analyzing location data can provide valuable insights that can help quantify problems, make predictions, improve operations, assess infrastructure, and make better decisions overall.

GIS Jump Start for Health Professionals is a concise workbook that introduces location analytics available in geographic information systems (GIS) to health professionals, medical students, residents, fellows, nursing students, medical researchers, and others interested in health IT and informatics, healthcare administration, and health policy. The book provides hands-on tutorials that introduce the ArcGIS tools and show how to use web-based data, storytelling apps, and much more. It includes concepts and short video lectures to improve learning outcomes. Focused lessons get health professionals up and running quickly and experiencing first-hand the value of location data, maps, and analytics.

Written by Kristen S. Kurland, an award-winning professor at Carnegie Mellon University and co-creator of the GIS Tutorial series, this book can be used as a short course or incorporated into another course. It is also valuable to self-learners who want to gain experience in location technology.

In conclusion, the power of location data, maps, and analytics in healthcare is undeniable. By understanding the "who," "what," "when," and "where" of data analytics, health professionals can make better decisions, improve operations, and ultimately enhance patient care. GIS Jump Start for Health Professionals provides a valuable resource for those interested in leveraging location technology to improve healthcare outcomes.

Dimension: 234 x 190 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781589486539